Addressing-machine.



s SHEET 1 4 SHE PATBNTED MAR. 20, 1906.

A. B. HUNKINS. ADDRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 1030.931904.

APPLICATION I'ILED-DEG.9,1904.

PATENTED MAR. 20, 1906.

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mrkrcssfs Nb. 815,332. PATENTBD MAR. 20, 1906 A. B. 'HUNKINS.'

ADDRESSING MACHINE.

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ADDRESsSiNG-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 20, 1906.

Application filedDecember 9. 1904. Seriai No. 236,080.

To (LIZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Aiisuinn'r B. lli'xiinzs, of Austin, Mower county,Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAddressing-Machiiies, of which the followin is a specification.

idy invention relates to machines for addressing newspapers on thepress; and the object of the invention is to improve, simplify, andincrease machine shown and described in Letters Patentof the UnitedStates issued to me Novcinher 17, 1903, No. 744,347.,

- Other oh'ect-s of the. invention will appear from the foilowingdetailed description. The inventio'nconsi'sts generally in providingmeans for impressing the address on the newspaper during the printiin oieratioii while the paper is in motion and hei folded.

Further, the invention consists in providing an addressing-machinecapable of addressing a certain number of'p'apers ina given time ortwice that number in the same time, depending upon the size ofthe paperthat is bein r run on the press, without changing the speeii of themachine. f Y Further, the invention consists in. an iniproved type-feed.

7 part ofthis specification, Figure l is a plan view oi anaddrcssing-machine embodying,

Further, the iIIVGIiiIOXiCODSiStS in an improved type-hold er.

Further, the invention consists in improved means for conducting thetype i from the holder back to the storage-galley.

Further, the invention consists in an improved safety stop and lockdevice for the ty e-wheels.

urthor, proved tripping nieehanisniin coi'inectioii with thetype-wheels.

Further, the invention consists in an automatic. lrictiomclutchdevice inconnectidi-i with the drive-shaft; and, further, the invention consistsin various constructions and combinations,all as hereinafter.i'lcscribed, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming my invention. Fig. .2 is alongitudinal verti' cal section of the same. sectional view showing oneof the type-cm rieis in position for printing the address on thepaper.Fig.- 4 is a view corrcspoiulinp to Fig. 3, showing the t-ypcecarricr inposition to discharge one type und receive auothcr. Fig.

the apzicity of the addressingthe invention consists in an iin- Fig 3 isa similar .view of'thc adjustable fecd-p Sis a sectional view throughone of the typecarriers on theline m m of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a detailshowing a cross-section of one of the t ypc-holders and the t ypetherein. Fi 7 is] a plan view of thelower portion of an ad ressiiig-li'izitliliit showing t is mechanism for cp crating the tme-holders. 'FigLS is a, sec-J1 tional view on the line 2 y of Fig. 9,showing thedevice for feeding the type into the hold crs. Fig; 9 is asectional vie-won the line 2"; oi Fig. it). Fig. 10 is a sectional viewof the friction-clutch=nieclianisni, showing the connectioii ol' thedrive-shaft with the pushe'- block. ,Fig. l i is a sectional view on thelino 1: of Fig. 10. Fig; 1'2 is a pers ective'detail ate and thelowerend of the pusher-block. Fig. 13 is 8 sectional view illustratingthe kicker device that (iiStiiiligtSillt type that has been used out ofthe typcway into the storagwgailey.

in the drawings, 3 represents a printingpress roll over which a web of'paper 3 passes mm the piess (not shown) to the folding .flei lhas beenprinteihand at this tiineI rovid'e mechanism. The paper'passing over there means for im ressing the address t ere'oii. The roll 2 may )0 of anysuitable size and may have a yielding surface or in other ways adaptedfor the particular purpose-t0 which it is applied, the, essentialfeature bei'n to provide ii suitable roll or im iression-su' ace at thispoint. to cooperate m h the address ing-machine to place the address onthe paper: before it enters the folder. 5 represents a portion of oneend of a printin ress oi. zinv tv )0 and size whereonthe addressinginacliineis placed; A yoke 6 is boiled to said frame and has a bearingfor a drive-shaft 7, that is driven fronrthe press or from any othersuitable' source of power.

it is desirable 0 provide some means in connection with the drive-shaftto automatic- I ally disconnect it and prevent breakage of the machinelli case it should become clo ged or'thc partsdisarranged when 0 )eratedom a press, and I therefore provii e a frictionthatis slidably supportedon a sleeve 12, I

loosely mounted on said shaft. As shown in Fig. 'l l one of theg'roovcstl is out of line with the corresponding one on the other sideof the member, and consequently the two members. can only fit togetheror coincide at one point,

l in the clutch member 11:, and are rovided with springs 16, that tendto press it e clutch member 11 away from the wheel 13 and hold it inyielding engagement with the clutch member 8, as indicated in Fig. 10.The ribs on the clutch member 11 have beveled faces 17 on one side tofit corresponding faces Iover the beveled faces 17 and allow the drive-'shaft to revolve in the sleeve without operating theaddressing-machine. The gear 13 meshes with a similar gear 18, securedon a counter-shaft 19, having hearings in the frame 20 of theaddressing-machine. 'A beveled pinion 21, secured on the, shaft 19,meshes with a similar pinion 22 on 'a transversely arranged crank-shaft23, that has hearings in the frame of the machine, particularly a yoke24, and is provided on each end with cam or crank disks 25, from whichthe type-holders are operated. These cam-disks correspond substantiallyin their functions to the continuously-operating crank of my patentabove referred to and in addition have a further function of locking thetype-carriers during the operation of discharging and inserting thetype, as will hereinafter appear.

26 is the type-carrier shaft, supported in the frame parallel with theshaft 23. Upon each end of this shaft I arrange anintermittently-operating 'type-cnfrrier, preferably in the form of awheel or drum, and as they are similar in. construction and operation,though 0 crating alternately, I will describe one of t em and themechanism for operating it in detail, designating it by a suitablereference numeral and using the same numeral for the other carrier andoperating mechanism, with the addition of the A exponent. t

27 is one of the type-carriers, keyed upon a sleeve 28, that is looselymounted on the-shaft 26 between collars 29. The sleeve 28 extends beyondthe hub of the wheel on one side and is provided with a series,preferably four, of notches 30. An arm 31 has a hub '32 loosely mountedon said sleeve and; carrying a dog 33, actuated by a. sprin "33, to dropinto one-of the notches an temporarily lock the arm. andsleeve-together. The type carrier being fixed on the sleeve will berevolved when power is applied'to operate the arm. The outer 'endof thearm 31 has a longitudinal slot 3- ztoreceive a hardened pin 35, carriedby one end of an adjustable pitman or connecting rod 3.6, whose oppositeend is at tached to the contiguous calm-disk in the footing" thetypc-(':arrier.

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usual way. The pin 35 is provided with two antifrietion-rbllcrs 37 and37 on each cml. The two inner rollers run inthc slot Ill, and the twoouter ones slide in horizontal guides 38, provided on each side of saidslotted arm. ln the position shown in Fig. 2 the typwrur rier isdischarging and r ccivingr a type or slug and the carrier is stationary,The dog: is out of engagement with the notches, and the movement of thecam-disk will swing the arm 31 gvithout moving the carrier. Thismovement will continue until the dog drops into the contiguous notch, atwhich time the 'pitman-rod will have passed the center and again set thecarrier to discharge and receive a type. The carrier will remainstationary during the first half of the next stroke of the pitman, andon the in st half the oywrntion doscribed will be repeated The slot in.the end of the arm will allow the pitman-rod to follow the pi'zrallolguides and nccomniodutc itself to the different positions of the arm. Toprovide means for tripping the dog and releasing the arm 31 when thepitnmn-rod reaches the end of its stroke and preparatory 'to itsbeginning another, I provide a shaft 37,

having crank 38, pivot a ly connected to a rod 39, that has a forked end40 to straddle the shaft 26 and provided with a lug 4] that is engagedby a cam 42 on said shaft. An arm 43 is mounted on the shaft 37 andcurved inwardly toward the type-ca rrier and provided with anantifriction-roller 44, that engages the end of the dog 33 and trips itagainst the tension of its s ring and disengages it from one of the notces 230 to allow the arm 31 to be swung back to the beginning'of itsstroke Without of- A spring 45 normallyholds the arm 43 out of the pathof the dog 33, and the cam 4-2 is so arranged on its shaft that when thepitman-rod reaches the end of its stroke the arm .4 23 will be swungfor-- ward to trip the dog andrelease the type-can It is desirable in amachine of thiskind to provide means for ten'i 'i ornrily locking thetype carrier during the operation of discharging one type and substitutin another and also to insure the sto 9mg of the carrier at theproper time shoul the ratchet mech anism fail to perform its functions.I thercfore provide a series of blocks -16, haying eoncave faces 47 onthe periphery of the carrier. There are preferably four of these blocksintegral with the carrier or not, as preferred, and adapted to beengaged by a cani fiice 48 on one'side of the disk 25. 'llleopcrationsofthe disk and the cietrrier are so timed that the cam-face will engageone of the concave-faced blocks every quartenrevolution of the carrierand between such engagements move away from the blocks and allow thecarrier to be moved one step; The carrier will thus be held firmlyduring the" time a type is being dischar ed from the holder and anotherone inserted, andshould the ratchet fail to performits duty the cam willnevertheless engage the contiguous block and arrest motion Thetype-holders on this car of the carrier.

r1er are preferably four in number and may be integral or not with thecarrier, as preferred, and consist in this case oftapered projectionsor'studs 49,jhaving transverse vertical slots 50 ,with o .bearing t eaddress that it is desired to 1mpress on the paper.- The slug projectsbeyond the end of the lug 49 and has a longitudinal oove 52 to receive alocking-plate 53,

provi ed on said lug. This plate allows end wise movement of thetype-slug, but looks it securely against outward movement, and.

upon the paper.

iii-my patent, except in respect means. t

In this case, however, I employ e-carriers instead oi one and o erateeasily and quick dressing a papor'of a certainsize ina given time ortwice as many papers in the same time without altering the'speed of themachine.

in providing means for feeding type to the carriers I arrange-'a'n'upperstationary alley .36 between the typeecarriers, and ab e the dischargeend of said galley I arrange arms is provided on one side with avertical slot 60, thatreccivcs an antifriction-roller 61 one pin 6; thatis carricdby a hub 63, secured on i the sleeve. 12.

shaft will cause the pin 62 to slide up and down in' the slot (it) andmove the pusherlilocli back and forth fromoiie end to the other of therod 5S. lpon the lower end of the pusher-block I. provide a-fecd-plato63 that adjustable on, said=block by means of slots 64 and screws 65 andhas a centrally-arranged vertical rib.-6(3, that is adapted to ongageone end oftho type-slug and feed it forward into the holder.

en ends to receive the typeslugs 51 sidewise or lateraltmovement isprevented by the walls of the type-holder. The. slug is held in placeduring the revolution of the carof the carrier close to its periphery,guideheretofore desharp impression will be made of the address Themechanism for operatingthe type-carrier issimilar to that shown,

to the lotilihig tiem alternately and. am thereby a le to, y adapt themachine for ad:

57, connected by a'h'orizontal rod 58, wheres: on a pusher-block59 1sshdablex This block The revolution of the drive The osition of thefeed-plate with respect to the Folder and upper stationary galley isshown clearly in Fig. 8, where the plate is indicated in engagement withone end of a slug and feeding it toward one of the carriers.

.After the rib passes by the end of the galley another-slug will bemo'vcd forward and on the return stroke of the plate will be engaged andforced out of the opposite side of the galley into the other carrier. Inthis way I am able to utilize each movement of the feed device toadvance a type-slug into one of the carriers and discharge the one thathasbccn previously inserted. The ends of the feedplate extend asuilicient distance on each side of the rib 66 to act as guards f or thetypeslugs as they are fed forward in the stationary galley and hold themin the path of the rib.

By using either one or both of the carriers in my machine and changingthe feed of the type accordingly loam able to adapt myaddressing-machine to two of the principal requirements of a perfectingn cws iapcr-prcssthat is, making the addressing-machinc capable ofaddressing a certain number of pap'crs in a given time or double thatnumber in the same time, according to whether the press is running acomplete paper of a certain size at one operation or two papers ofone-half the size in the \same time. carriers 1 am able to address thelarger number of papers run in a given time, and by detachingone side ofthe machinel can adapt it for addressing the smaller number withoutaltering the speed of thegnachine. It is a {sim le matter to adapt themachine for single or ouble addressing. Only a few moments are requiredto'change its capacity to correspond to the requirements of the press.For instance, by disconnecting oneof the pitman or connecting rods onetypc carricr will be thrown out of operation. l By changing thegears-the fecd s'crcw can be easily made to feed single insteadofdouble, and by sul)sti-. t'uing another feed-plate, on the pusher-blockonly'one-tvpe will be fed with each complete stroke of the block insteadof two. I

v To adapt the feed device for use with one carrier, I provide a plate6i, mounted on the lower end of the pusher-block in the same nianner asthe plate 63 and having a recess 68 in one end to receive the type-slingwhen mounted in bearingsparallel with the shaft l9 and having a gear 71,that meshes with a gear 72 of the same size, slida'bly mounted on Byusing both with the receiving end ol the sliztiim'ntry gel the carrierand the other end being open and gear 1 3, also mounted on the shaft 19.A. said shaft and. .juslnhle by means of esei serew 74, engiag *s n 1; n5 ol one-hall lis size on the shaft *0. This arrangement oi" gee-ringallows one to drive the shell" 7U at the same speed as the shalt it) ori WlUO as first, according to Whether both type-earriers or only one isin use. If only one terrier is heing operated, then the rs 71 and 72will be put in mesh, and with every complete stroke of the pusher-blocka type-slug will be ted forward. ll both ('litlll-IS are used, then thetWo-to-one gear Will be employed, and with every eoinplete stroke ol thepushenl' two slugs will be advanced, one to he led into the carrier {LSthe pusher moves in one diree tion and the other to be delivered to theother carrier as the pusher moves in that di leotion.

The device for engaging and advancing the slugs in the galleyC(HlSiS'LS, preferably, of an interiorly-thrieded sleeve 76, mounted onthe shaft 70 and having arms 77, that even hang the stntionrniv galleyand esrrying 2 plate 78, that is mounted upon one end of a pin 79, slidably supported in the held forward against the slugs by a sprin n" Aguide-rod 81 prevents the arms 77 fr raising up away from the type untilat point near the feed device is reached, Wher the guide-rod is providedwith an o itweiwily-eictending offset 82, and e #1111 is mounted on theside of the galley to engage the ruins and lift them end the plate awayfrom the This is a similar device to ihnt shown and described in in'vpatent shove referred to.

The type-slugs .-or use in the addressing machine are of the some kindend arranged in substantially the some way in the galley: as describedin detail in my patent, a. series of movable storage gzilieys 8% beingprovided, whereto the slugs are delivered after leaving the machine andfrom which they are fed into the stationary feed-- galley in the mannerjust described, the open end of the movable galley being arranged tocoinei e ley. The movnb e giiley supported on suitable frame 8-5, thatis capable of supporting a series of them arranged side by sir e, Wherethey may be left until the type is required for use in the machine.

To return the type-slugs to the storagegnlley in the same IPlll't tposition they (nocupied'when taken from the fee "alley, it is necessary"to turn each slug around end for end. To accomplish this, It employ ecurved guideway 86 in connection with each carrier, one end of said Waycoinciding with the guideway at the discharge end of the type-holderduring the stationary period of leading; into the rereiving end oi alower stz1- tionery galley S7. A pusher plste is provided in sand lower"alley and o aerated hv l means of :1V forked arm 88, that engegml by aenni Si) on. the shaft -23. uslierplane engages the type-slugs :is I Aare disehm'ged From the curved ways ml them down into the storogwgslley84, that is arranged beneath the shell upon Which/the gzilleys erearranged when the l ype is led l'oi ward into the upper slittimnn'y galey.

The following is 21. brief ('les-criplionof the operation o1thon'niehine. 'lhepress being in motion and the printed pnperpessingover the roll beneath the hVPG CftlilGlS, ill. alloy containing the typehearing me nil .lres the operator wishes to impress on the ut 'ier isplaced in "position to deliver the sings to the stationary galley. The typewsrriens are set in motion, assuming that it is desired to use bothof thorn, end as the puslwrqhlocli r roeates the type will healternately led to the right and to the left into the ty'.ie-holders.The revolution oi the carriers will bring the type into contact with thepspen oneenrrier T 'XI'fl-l'l n; slterueiely with KQST 'MKZt to theother one, and as as or 'iildress ed and the type brought in mud totheshort in; -polnt it is discharged .into the curved we; ind returned totne storage; pztpt-r after being printed. will poi. into the foldingnieehsnisln end vhen discharged from the press yvill be readytirbenmiled.

ll claim as my inxwntion-- l. The cmnbinntion, with a. rolloveri *hieh aweb of paper nests of type-viii rs operisifl it over id surface, andn'ieehin iisni srreuged to operate said to print a certain number ofaddresses in sv iven time or double that number in the some time, suh--stsntielly as described.

Thecombination, vithorolloverviliieh n WGl} of paper passes, of t rie-crtririers open in; alternately and intermittentl to inipressndtlrosses upon the paper as it passes over said roll, means for opetting; heth of said carriers sten hv step or one of nieniin -lognnidentlyof the other, sol stnntislly as do serihml.

3. The eoinl'iinntion, with .ell over which s web of printed spar pnsscsol' yym- -nrriers operating to impressnddre won the paper as it UZSS6Sover the roll, moons for on erii'ting seir. earners, and. n feed deviceorenged to deliver type to SIR/ill carriers :tltern :1 t el y.

T he eoinhinstion, with n. roll over .i'l'iich sweb of pan 124115868 oitwo re'mlviiu; type-- osrriers PIOVlLlC-all on their perinheries withtrmisve'isely arranged ty pe himlers having openends, means forinterinittently opereting" .nid CMiiGI'S, and a feed mechanism disposedbetween sziid cit 'riers and orrzmgcd to deliver type to their holdersalternately, substantially-es described.

5. "rmeonihinetion, with two revolving t y'yvemzirrie provided on theirperipheries l ielis Qwithtransversely-arranged type-holders hav--ing"'0pen ends, of a reciprocating pusherlock arranged between saidcarriers, a feedlate mounted on said block, a galley, and means forfeeding the ty )e-slugs' into theatlzg saidfeed-platc, so stant-ially asde- 'an addressing-machine, the combi- I I I with revolving"typerearreirs and means or temporarily operating the same, ofype-h0lders transversely arranged on the [periphery-pf said carriersandhaving open ends, a, sliding pusher-block l'ovidcd' be 'tw een1saidcarriers, 8. drive-she t opcrativcly '15 connected therewith, a feedlateadjustably -.-'1'no.imted'on the lowerend o said block, and

"a galle (arranged to. deliver type into the path-o said'feedplate,substantially as de- *scribetl;v v 20. YQiThB combination, with tworevolving 1 type-carriers havin an intermittent step-bystepi'inover'nentam rovided at intervals on their eriphei'ies wit transversely-arrangeilI ty =;,,Olders1having open ends, of a feedga ey provided between saidcarriers, guidewaalys leading from the discharge end of said "fg ytosaiholders,andmeanso crating between said carriers for alternately eedin gt vpe to saidholders, substantially as described.

The combination, in'an addressing-mm. chine, with revolvingtype-carriers provided I ntheir peripheries with transverse type--holders having open ends, of a reci rocating' ".jfeed device operatinbetween ,sah carriers to-alternately feed the type to said holders,

meansfor impartingan intermitent step-bystep movement to said carriers,and means for locking them during their stationary periods. I

9. The eonibinatiorn'with a revolving typecarrier having peripheral t'pe-holders and lblocks with concave faces, oi ineans i or operating saidcarrier. step by step, and a camldislg arranged to e age saidblocksduring he'sta'tionary. perio s of said carrier, for theipurposespecified.

'-10 1 he combination, with a revolving "type-carrier having peripheraltype-holders, I of acontinuonsly-operat1ng shaft, a connectgoing-rodthei eon a loosely-mounted a'rm connected to'said rod and having aratchet connection withi'said carrier to intermittently operate thesanie, and means for tri ping said ratchet mechanism to release sai arm551 and allow, said carrier to remain stationary at predeterminedintervals, substantially as described, i 1 Y Y l'llf' The combination,;with a revolving typecaifrierhaving peripheral type-holders, acontinnouslyoperating 1nechanism,aratchet and dog-fortemporarily-locking said typecarrier and 'said conti11uouslv-1novi11g.meehanisrn togeth'er,jan.d an oscillatingtrippingarngi providedginflthe, pathvo'l said dog to dis- ,asa

tially as described.

12. In an addressing-machine, a revolving type-carrier having aperipheral type-holder providei with a transverse groove open at each emto allow the insertion and discharge of atype, and a ilate mounted onthe periphery of said holder and ovcrhangingsaid groove to enter alongitudinal groove or depression in the type, substantially asdescribed.

13. The coml'iination, with a carrier provided with p0ll)l1(lflltype-holders open at each end extcn ing transversely of said carrier ina plane substantially parallel with the radius of said holder, ofstationary guardplates provided on each side of said carrier to preventthe premature end wise movement of the type in said holders. and saidplates having gnidewavs through which said type is insorted anddischarged from said holder, substant ially as described.

14.; in an addressing machinc, the combination, with a revolvingintcrmittently-opcrating typercarricr provided on its pcrip1 cry withtransverse type-holders having'open endsf oi' means for feedingtype intoone end of said holders, each type entering a holder ejecting theacceding one through the opposite end of the holder, at substantiallysemicircular way having 0 )en'ends, its receiving end coinciding withthe discharge end of a holder during the stationary period of thecarrier, and a storage-galley provided at the discharge end of saidcurved way.

15. in an addressingnnachine, the combination, with two revolvingintermittently-opcrating type-carriers provided on their -pe' riphcrieswith transverse type-holders having open ends, of a feed deviceoperating to feed type endwise into said holders, each type as it entersa holder ejecting the preceding one through the open discharge end ofthe holder, and substantiall semicircular guidcways having open on sarranged with their receiving ends to receivc'the type discharged fromsaid holders, a storage-galley between the open discharge ends of saidways, and a kicker device operating in said galley bc tween said ways,substantially as described. 16. In an addrcssing-niachine, thecombination, with a revolving intermittently-o cratingtype-carrierprovided on its perip cry with transv ersc typo-holdershaving open ends, of means for feeding type into one end oi saidholders, each type as it enters a holder ejecting the preceding one, a'storagc galley and "a typeway arranged to receive the type from thedischarge ends of said holders during the stationary periods of saidcarrier and deliver them in a reverse position to said storage-galley,substantially as described. v

17. In anaddressing-machine, the combienguge it rom said, ratchet andrelease said carrier at predetermined intervals, substantype-holders, ofmeans for feeding type to said holders, a storage-galley and asubstantially semicircular guideway having its receiving and arranged toreceive type from said holders and its discharge end arranged to delivcrthe type with their ends reversed to said storage-galley, substantiallyas described.

18. The combiinition, with an impressionsurfacc over which a web ofprintedpaper passes from the printing-press cylinders to the foldingmechanism, of type-carriers provided with peripheral type-holdersoperating to impress addresses upon the aper as it passes over saidsurface, mec ianisi'n for moving said carriers intermittently theaddresses being impressed on the paper While the carriers are in motion,mechanism for filling said type-holders with type during the stationaryperiods of said carriers and one of said carriers erforming its printing0 eration while snot, er is receiving and disc larging type,substantially as described.

19. The combination, with an impressionsurface over which a web ofpaperpasses, of type-carriers operating to impress addresses upon thepaper as it passes over said surface,

' and mechanism arranged to operate said carriers to print a certainnumber of addresses in a given time or doublethat number in the sametime accordingto the number of papers running on the press during thattime without altering the speed of said carriers.

20. The combination, with an impressionsurface over which a web of paperpasses, of type-carriers operating to impress addresses upon the paperas it passes over said surface, and a feed device arranged to delivertype to said carriers alternately.

21. The combination, with an impressionsurface over which aweb of paperpasses, of type-carriers operating intermittently to intpress addressesupon the aper. as it asses over said surface, means or alternate yoperating said carriers, and. a feed device ar-,

ranged to deliver type to said carriers during their stationary periods,substantially as de scribed.

The combination, with an impressionsurface over which a web of paperpasses, of type-carriers operating to impress addresses upon the paperas it passes over said surface, a feed device operating between saidcarriers and arranged to deliver type to said carriers, anddneans for ocrating said carriers step by step, substantia ly as described.

23. The combination, in an addressingmachine, with arevolvingtypc-carrier rovidcd with a series of type-holders, of a eed deviceoperating to deliver type to said holders and discharge the sametherelrom, a

curved way arrangedto receive type from said holders, each t pc pushinthe preceding one ahead of it t rough sai way and the type beingreversed in passing from one end of said way to the other, astorage-galley, and a kicker device provided in connection with saidgalley.

. -24. The combination, in an addressingmachine, with revolvingtype-carriers provided with type-holders, of a feed device 0peratinbetween said carriers to deliver type to sai holders, means forimparting a stepbystep movement to said carriers, and means for lockingthem during their station ary periods. r

25. The combination, with an impressionsurfaceover which a web of paperpasses, of type-carriers operating to. impress addresses upon. the paperas it passes over said surface, a feed device operating between saidcarriers and arranged to deliver t e to said carriers, each type as itis delivers to a carrier ejecting the )receding type.

26. T e combination, with-rcvolvingltmiecarriers, of type-holdersmounted. thereon, a feed device operating between said carriers andcomprising a reciprocating support and a feedlate adjustably mountedtherecn,-and a gal ey having its discharge end in the path of sa'ni feedplate.

27. The combination, with the revolving intermittently operating typecarriers providedwith type-holders, of a reci irocating feed deviceoperating between said carriers to deliver type to said holders, saidfeed device comprismg a pusher-block and an ad justable feedlate havinga ccntrally-ar--- ranged vertica rib to engage and advance the type witheach movement of said block, substantially as described.

28. The combination, with an impressions sii'rtace over which a web ofprinted paper passes from the printing-press cylinders, of atype-carrier provided with. type-holders operating'to impress addressesupon the paper as it passes over said surface, mechanism for moving saidcarrier gptermittently means enga ing the periplier of said carrier tolock it during its stationary periods, the addresses being impressed onthe paper while the carrier is in motion, and mechanism for filling.said. type-holders with type during the stationary periods of. saidcarrier, substantiaily as described.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of December,1904.

ADELBERT B. HUNKINS. Witnesses:

Lo'rrm J. HUNKrNs, H. J. Dnosr.

